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Gerald Ford: Today, some 20 million Irish-Americans are building energetically on the great legacy of their ancestors.

On the recordMarch 16, 1976
Today, some 20 million Irish-Americans are building energetically on the great legacy of their ancestors.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Cosgrave of Ireland

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